This chapter provides an introduction into the genetic control and analysis of behavioral variation using powerful online resources. We introduce you to the new field of systems genetics using "case studies" drawn from the world of behavioral genetics that exploit populations of genetically diverse lines of mice. These lines differ very widely in patterns of gene and protein expression in the b...

The classical Ellsberg experiment presents individuals with a choice problem in which the probability of winning a prize is unknown (ambiguous). In this paper we study how individuals make choices between gambles in which the ambiguity is in di↵erent dimensions: the winning probability, the amount of the prize and the payment date, and many combinations. While the decision-theoretic models acco...

Previous research has illustrated the importance of acquiring knowledge from authentic contexts; however, without full engagement, students’ learning performance might not be as good as expected. In this study, a Team Competition-based Ubiquitous Gaming approach was proposed for improving students’ learning effectiveness in authentic learning activities. An experiment on a natural science cours...

Researchers in the organizational sciences and in the social and behavioral sciences in general encounter a host of problems as they seek to describe, predict, and understand behavior. The procedures we use to measure and analyze behavior are constantly improving as a result of the efforts of psychometricians and applied statisticians, among others. Many of the techniques discussed in this book...

We propose the use of brain inspired machine learning to complement statistical tests currently used in the field of behavioral marketing research. We analyze a data set of facial emotion responses from participants who watched a commercial. Our goal is to predict behavioral intentions of the participants from the temporal patterns of their facial emotions. We suggest interpreting the data as a...

Groups of (parallel) point processes may be analyzed with a variety of different goals. Here we consider the case in which one has a special interest in finding subgroups of processes showing a behavior that differs significantly from the other processes. In particular, we are interested in finding subgroups that exhibit an increased synchrony. Finding such groups of processes poses a difficult...

Dr. Donate-Bartfield is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry; Dr. Lausten is Associate Professor and Director of the Section of Special Patient Care, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. Direct correspondence and requests for reprints to Dr. Evelyn DonateBartfield, Marquette ...

conclusions these results suggest that addictive behaviors can affect behavioral addictions in bipolar mood patients. behavioral addictions lead to negative emotional regulation strategies and result in increased behavioral addictions in these patients. people with high levels of arousal or those who cannot control their behavioral addictions are probably more prone to addictive behaviors. resu...